Adjustable baby&#39;s bootee blocking form



Dec., 19, 1950 M. K. WRIGHT ADJUSTABLE BABYS BOOTEE BLOCKING FORM Filed 001,. 17, 1947 ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 19, 1950 U'NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MargaretKendrick Wright, Knoxville, Tenn. Application ctobertl7, 1947; Serial No'. 780,53'7

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The inventionzrelates-to: aform adapted tobe used in blocking. stretching. and: drying. babyfs bootees.

It hasbeen. found that from the date of birth, tow-about six or eightmonthspf age: (the period of time when a baby wears-bootees) the length of-ababys foot increases approximately one-half of an inch or more,-.but.that the circumference of the foot'increases very little. It is, therefore, necessary during: this'period; of time toincrease the length of the booteess wornzbya baby So that they'will comfortably fit:the1-foot.

It is the main object of the present invention to provide a babys bootee blocking form upon which a bootee may be mounted after being washed, and by which it may be blocked and dried, and which is provided with a removable toe cap portion adapted to be adiustably positioned with respect to the forward end of the foot positionof the form sothatthelength ofthe' foot portion of' the bootee may. be increased during the blocking and dryingthereofl.

A further object is to provide a babys bootee blocking form which is provided with a toe cap portion adapted to frictionally engage with the forward end of the foot portion of the form and so that it may be adjustably positioned with respect to said foot portion.

A further object is to provide a baby's bootee blocking form which is provided with a separable toe cap adapted to be adiustably positioned with respect to the forward end of the foot portion of the form by means of a series of grooves formed in the outer or inner circumference of the foot portion and a series of projections formed on the interior or exterior circumference of the toe cap.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be more fully understood from the following description and claims when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an elevational side view of a babys bootee blocker form constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the bootee blocker form.

Figure 3 is a sectional view of the foot portion of the bootee blocker form taken on the line 3--3 of Figure 2, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a sectional view of the foot portion of the blocker form taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figures 5 and 6 are sectional views of a modi- 2 v fled formqofzconstruction of the toe cap andthe forward end. of the foot portion of the-blocker form and as it would appear if taken on the. line 5-5" of Figure 2, looking inthe directionof the arrows;

Referring more in detail to the drawingand particularly: toFigures- 1 to 4, the bootee blocking form of the inventiomwhich maybe made of a plastic or other suitablematerial;. is provided with aahollow leg and-.ankleportion i; a hollow foot portion 2; and a separable hollow toe cap portion-3;

The leg. portion I, is formed withv a slanting top so that-when a.bootee is placed over: the form. after being. washed, the said topmayabe turned upside down and supported on the-slantingtop'andso-that. airwill circulate aroundathe bootee on the-form. at all angles.

The: hollow foot-portion 2 terminates in the open-end: 5;. and is made to conform in shape exactlytotthexshape of a babys foot and'sothat it will be provided'with an outer circumference the same as' the: average circumference of the foot. The foot portion is also provided at its forward end with a cut out portion 6, extending around the exterior surface thereof and which is adapted to frictionally receive thereon the end portions 1 and 8 of the removable hollow toe cap portion 3. The foot portion is further formed with the grooves 9 and ID on each side thereof which are adapted to receive therein the flanged portions H and I2 formed on the sides of the interior wall of the toe cap 3.

The hollow toe cap is formed with the rounded closed end l3, and, as above stated, is provided with the flanged portions II and i2 formed on the sides of the interior wall thereof.

It will be noted that by reason of the above construction of my improved babys bootee blocking form, the toe cap portion of the form may be adjustably positioned with respect to the foot portion of the form so that when a bootee is placed on the form the foot portion thereof may be stretched while drying and being blocked to a desired length and without disturbing the circumference of the bootee foot.

In Figures 5 and 6, there is shown a modified form of construction for the forward end of the foot portion. of the blocker form and forthe toe cap portion. In this modified form of construction, the outer circumference of the cut away forward end 6 of the foot portion of the blocker form is provided with the spaced grooves I l4, l5, and I6, and the interior surface of the removable toe cap 3, is provided with the spaced projections ll, 18, and I9, which are adapted to engage in said grooves in the foot portion and thus the toe cap may be adj ustably positioned with respect to the foot portion of the blocker form to lengthen the same as shown in Figure 6 when a bootee is to be positioned on the form.

What is claimed is:

1. A babys bootee blocker form comprisin a hollow leg and foot portion integrally connected together, and a separable hollow toe cap portion p having a telescopic connection with said foot portion so as to be frictionally engaged with and adjustably positioned on the forward end of said foot portion.

2. A babys bootee blocker form comprising a hollow leg and foot portion integrally connected together, the forward end of the foot portion being provided with a cut away portion around its circumference, and a separable hollow toe cap portion enclosing a cut away portion of said foot portion so as to frictionally and adjustably enage with said cut away portion of said foot portion.

3. A babys bootee blocker form comprisin a hollow leg ankle and foot portion integrally connected together, the forward end of said foot portion being provided with a cut away portion around its circumference, and with grooves in the side walls thereof, and a separable hollow toe cap portion, the walls of which are adapted to frictionally engage with said cut away por tion of the foot portion and which is provided with projections formed on the inner side wall surface thereof which are adapted to engage in said grooves formed in the side walls of the foot portion.

4. A babys bootee blocker form comprising a hollow leg and foot portion integrally connected together, the top of said leg portion being inclined at an angle, and the forward end of the foot portion being provided with a cut away por- 'tion around its circumference and with grooves in the side walls thereof, and a separable hollow toe cap portion, closed at one end, and adapted to be frictionally held in an adjusted position on the cut away portion of said foot portion and which is provided with projections on the inner Walls thereof which are adapted to engage in said grooves formed in the side walls of said foot portion.

5. A babys bootee blocker form comprising a leg and foot portion integrally connected together, said foot portion being provided with a recessed portion around its circumference at its forward end and which has a plurality of spaced grooves formed therein, and a hollow separable toe cap portion, closed at one end, and provided i: with a plurality of spaced projections formed on the interior wall thereof adapted to be adjustably engaged in the grooves formed in the recessed portion of said foot portion.

6. A babys bootee blocker form comprising a z hollow leg, ankle and foot portion integrally connected together, the top of said leg portion being inclined at an angle, and the forward end of the foot portion being provided with a recessed portion around its circumference which has a plurality of spaced grooves formed therein,

and a separable hollow toe cap portion having a plurality of spaced projections formed on the interior wall thereof which are adapted to be adjustably positioned with respect to the grooves owned in the recessed portion of the forward end of said foot portion.

MARGARET KENDRICK WRIGHT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,174,455 Von Stetten Mar. 7, 1916 1,723,489 Richards Aug. 6, 1939 1,948,225 Myers et al. Feb. 20, 1934 

